But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

 In this article, the author discusses the importance of surrendering our personal agendas and submitting ourselves entirely to Gods will, using the example of Jesus response to the Pharisees in Matthew 22:15-22.

Surrendering our personal agendas

 In the account of Jesus interrogation before Pilate, Jesus states that His kingdom is not of this world and that He came to testify to the truth. We must listen to Jesus, who is the eternal truth, in a world filled with competing philosophies and voices claiming truth.

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